RFK and MLK

<p> Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. lived parallel lives. Their leadership helped millions of Americans recover from the assassination of John F. Kennedy and inspired hope for a more peaceful and egalitarian society (which endured well after their own tragic deaths five years later). Their rhetoric addressed the pervasive issues of the era--poverty war and civil rights--and encouraged young people and the disadvantaged throughout the United States and the world.</p><p> This book examines the vision they shared through their speeches writings and public appearances in the years of the cultural groundshift of 1963 through 1968.</p>